Warrant Singer Jani Lane Found Dead in Hotel

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Jani Lane, the former frontman and lead singer for the 80’s metal rock band Warrant, has been found dead in Los Angeles.

The singer, 47, was found Thursday in a Los Angeles-area Comfort Inn, and pronounced dead at the scene by the LAPD.

In Memoriam

According to NBC News, the LAPD received a 911 phone call early Thursday evening for a death investigation. Emergency personnel pronounced the man, later identified as Lane, dead at the scene.

While the cause of death is still unknown, coroner's officials will be conducting an investigation into Lane's death.

Notable Deaths: The Decade in Memoriam

The singer, born John Kennedy Oswald, had a troubled history with alcohol and was arrested several times because of it. In 2009, Lane was taken into custody for reporting crashing into a parked car, the Hollywood Reporter says.

His group Warrant was most famous for "Cherry Pie," which Lane penned. It was a top hit in 1990 and featured a guitar solo by Poison's C.C. Deville. Their power-ballad "Heaven" and "I Saw Red" were also chart-toppers.